Detachable iron holder for ironing boards



E. FI ER OLD FOR Feb. 12, 1935. v.

DETAGHABLE IRON n 1120mm BOARDS Filed 1932 INV TORI v ATTO EY- PatentedFeb. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DETACHABLE IRON HOLDER FOR.IRONING BOARDS 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a device adapted to be used about ironing boardsfor the purpose of resting and holding an iron temporarily during theironing operation.

A further object of my invention is to provide a detachable holder forirons to eliminate the necessity for setting the iron down on theironing cloth and thus to avoid burning the cloth with the iron.

A further object of my invention is to provide a support and protectionfor the iron so that it will not easily drop off the board and a supportwhich may be detached when the ironing is finished.

A further object of my invention is to provide a detachable support andprotection for irons on an ironing board arranged when in use in amanner adapted to permit the iron to be slid over' on it and not liftedso many times during the op-'- eration..

A particular object of my invention is to provide an economical, simpleand convenient detachable iron holder for ironing boards which willaccomplish the above mentioned purposes and be made within the reach ofevery family.

I attain the objects of my invention by the device described in theannexed specification, recited in the claim and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which like reference numerals indicate likeparts in the several figures.

Referring to the figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective of my invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective of the device shown in Figure 1 but inverted.

Figure 3 is a perspective showing my invention detachably secured to anironing board.

Figure 4 is a side View of my invention shown as when attached to anironing board with the ironing board shown in cross section.

Referring in detail to the construction of my invention and thepreferred manner of using the same, my invention consists in a novelcombination of an iron holder and brackets adapted to detachably holdthe same on an ironing board and including a holding plate 1 preferablyof metal and having side flanges 2, 3, and 4 adapted to provide a guardflange about the holding member 1 to prevent the iron from slipping offwhen resting thereon.

This holding member is provided with a sloping front edge 5 adapted tonormally press down on the ironing board cloth 15 so that the iron maybe easily slid over on the holder 1 without having to be lifted to getit there.

It has been estimated that during an ordinary domestic ironing that aniron is lifted from the board from eight hundred to twelve hundred timesand thus such a convenience wouldbe a help.

In order to provide means for detachably holding the plate member 1 insuitable position on the ironing board I prefer toprovide a pair ofcurved holding brackets 6 and'l preferably secured to flanges 2 and 4 byrivets 8 and 9 respectively while at the free ends 10 and 11respectively of these brackets I prefer to provide thumb screws 12 and13 respectively for engaging the ironing board 14 in the mannerillustrated in Figure 4. a

Figure 4 illustrates the manner in which the ironing board cloth 15 isheld down by the sloping front edge 5 of holding plate 1.

In order to keep the holding plate 1 from burning the ironing cloth whenit is placed upon the ironing board with the iron on it, I provide anasbestos pad 16 shown in Figure 2 secured .to the board surface ofholding member 1 where it may be clamped by lower clamps 17, 18, and 19.

corrugations 20 are provided in plate 1 as ven-V tilating features ofthe support for the iron.

To those who are familiar with the manufacturing operations in makingsuch devices it will be evident that minor changes may be made in thedetachable plate member 1 and its flanges and lowerclarnp members aswell as changes made in the form of bracket members 6 and '7 withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

It will be observed that brackets 6 and '7 may be secured to the holdingplate and flanges in any suitable place to engage the plate or to enable'the holding plate to be placed in a convenient position on the ironingboard without being i the way of the ironing operations. a

It will be further noted that the holding plate may be round about thesides and back or square cut as shown in the drawing or any othersuitable shape to guard the iron and yet be convenient to handle.

Having thus described the nature of my invention what I claim is:

In a detachable iron holder for ironing boards the combinationcomprising a flanged and ribbed metallic plate bent down along its frontedge, an asbestos shield secured to the bottom of the metallic plate, apair of underslung holding arms secured to the side flanges of saidplate and provided at their free ends with holding thumb screws VIOLA E.FIEDLER.

